whose individual interests, needs and priorities differ quite considerably from one another. Organisation Organisation and management The WVF consists of the following permanent elements: a general assembly, an executive board, regional standing committees, a standing committee on women and a financial committee. It is managed by its executive board composed of the president, the deputy president, 6 vice presidents, the secretary general and the treasurer general. The headquarters of the WVF is in Paris, France. Regional standing committees The WVF has five regional standing committees: Standing Committee on African Affairs (SCAA) Standing Committee for Asia and the Pacific (SCAP) Standing Committee on European Affairs (SCEA) Standing Committee for Americas (SCA) Standing Committee for Middle East (SCME), under establishment. The regional standing committees are composed of representatives from member organizations in the relevant geographical region. Each regional standing committee elects a chairperson from among its membership who is appointed ex officio vice president of the WVF. Standing Committee on Women (SCOW) The Standing Committee on Women is composed of designated representatives for women's affairs from WVF member organizations and the chairpersons of the Working Groups on Women established within each of the Regional Standing Committees. The Committee elects a Chairperson from among its membership who is appointed ex officio Vice President of the WVF. Members As of 2006, the following organizations were members of the WVF. Africa Algerian National Organisation of Moujahidines War Veterans Association of the People's Republic of Angola Association of War Disabled Ex-Servicemen of Angola National Union of War Veterans, Holders of the War Veterans' Certificate and Victims of War of Benin War Veterans, Ex-Servicemen, Widows and Orphans Association (Burkina Faso) Fraternal Association of Solidarity and Economic Mutual Aid of Veterans and War Victims in Cameroon National Office for War Veterans, Ex-Servicemen and Victims of War of Cameroon Fraternal Union of War Veterans of the French Armies of Chad National Veterans Union (Republic of the Congo) National Federation of Associations of Overseas Veterans and Servicemen (Republic of the Congo) National Office of War Veterans and War Victims of the Republic of Congo National Union of Congolese War Veterans (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Association of War Veterans of Cote d'Ivoire Egyptian Veterans and War Victims Association Ancient Ethiopian Patriots Association Veterans Administration, Ghana Association of Fighters for the Freedom of the Homeland (Guinea-Bissau) National Union of War Veterans and War Victims of the Republic of Guinea Lesotho Retired